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Beloit, Wis. – The Beloit International Film Festival will mark its eighth season Feb. 14-17, expanding this year to more than 15 venues in Beloit, Janesville and Rockford. Two of those venues are at Beloit College: Wilson Theatre in Mayer Hall and the Hendricks Center for the Arts.

Beloit College’s Advising Practicum was once again featured in a major news outlet. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote about the program, now in its second year, in “Liberal arts colleges emphasizing practical experience” published on Nov. 22.

In a brief address broadcast live and online to Beloiters across the country and world tonight, Beloit College President Scott Bierman shared a list of recent accomplishments and accolades but saved most of his time to introduce and explain the college’s new campaign strategy and slogan—Fast Forward: The Campaigns for Beloiters.

This month, Beloit College’s Wright Museum of Art will debut Looking Ahead: Portraits from the Mott-Warsh Collection.This traveling exhibition of collected portraiture created by artists of African descent, is being made possible by the newGeorge S. Parker Exhibition Fund, which will continue to bring noteworthy traveling exhibitions to theWright Museum of Arton a biennial basis.

More than a thousand community members from all over the area enjoyed a night of learning and fun last Friday (Nov. 2) evening at the first-ever Family Discovery Night held at the Beloit College Center for the Sciences. Hosted by Beloit College and Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, the event was made possible in part by a $21,000 grant from Kerry.